Mercedes C350e | Fully Charged

The Mercedes C350e plug in hybrid. A very swish car, amazing technology plus an amatuer driver and car reviewer in one neat package.
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[@Derwyddcymraeg]

loving the graphics for the stats. very clean look and some brilliant production on the video

[@slaughterround643]

Love the new info animations!

[@toninocars]

Cool car , did really like the review. Well done to Phill to let his beautiful car been shown to us 👍

[@theboatgoat]

Good episode Rob, check you out with all your fancy camera angles, some great shots there! Keep it up

[@TheLucasHB]

Nice work with the units, Mr. Llewellyn!

[@dennisherold7887]

Very good car review. This is a great channel, keep it up!

[@EastyUK]

Cheers Phil! For making this episode possible.

[@Whiskyandwavesscotland]

Great video. Patreon looks like it has made quite a difference to your production quality.

[@raducristiandumitrescu1806]

Nice editing and colors :)

[@AntiBarbieBella]

Great content! You’re relatable! Loved the review

[@tomdewey9690]

Great job on the videography on this episode.

[@LVJANISLV]

love the colour!

[@whyzen2081]

What a lovely car. I'd love to see a fully electric A class.

[@vdivanov]

Would you settle for a B class? :) They have them on the west side of the big pond, the B250e.

[@seb.]

and it's powered by Tesla

[@GrrMeister]

*Sneak predict June/July 2020 and full EV 'A' & 'B' Class (Dortmund December 2016) - can't say more. - well ok maybe I was pestering Mercedes regarding this and unable to get any definite figures, but have found the 'A' Class linked with 1332cc Petrol engine released in Germany costs €4500 More, for me a no go.*

[@sphinx2k210]

Cool review! It would be cool to see how the plug-in bits work next time :)

[@vincentmaturo8906]

Thanks Phil.

[@Tclans]

Thanks Phill!

[@MrTomek1112]

I love the looks of the Mercedes inside and out.

[@michaelsierras7406]

Nicely done!!!

[@VincentandCoBxl]

This video was one of the elements I considered when I ordered a 350e I will be getting end of next month.

[@pedrodacosta1734]

VincentandCoBxl how is it so far? Thinking about getting one

[@DaNeShady90]

Love the color 😍

[@autysta4648]

I love the way you make this video! It's beautiful! Where did you learn it?

[@austinwachukwu]

That's a really nice interior.

[@quantum12b]

Thanks, enjoyed the review ;0)

[@kleincamper]

A compliment to Mark Taylor-Hankins: Great Videography again!!

[@omniconcepts_7275]

Great preview and test drive. I affirm there will be a 100% electric Mercedes sedan in the very near future.

[@IvoCiuffa]

Well made video!

[@NikiG5040]

Phil you rock! :)

[@adamwarner4172]

Love the lack of 'journalese'. Humorous, conversational, informative. Just hired one in France as a replacement for an Alfa Giulia that died on me. I needed to watch a video on how to drive the thing after I had to ask passing rep. In car park how to start it. Thanks

[@apinner84]

I bought a used c350e off the strength of this video. I can honestly say I am not disappointed at all, still smiling after 7 months of ownership. The range is quite different from winter to summer due to heating etc. I prob get 9 miles fully electric. Typical mpg works to be 45-50 normal city driving. A lot more of you drive like miss daisy. Thanks for the great video!

[@rodmendes92]

Hi there, I'm keen to buy a c350e like this. Are you still happy with yours? Any major issues? Lots of bad reviews online, hence why my question. Cheers

[@apinner84]

@@rodmendes92 nope mines been fine, I’ve had it from 60k to 75k miles so far. Battery Range differs based on weather a lot. Only thing it’s missing is CarPlay - I believe the 2016+ can have this enabled. Probably get 40mpg on motorway real world.

[@joana3860]

Hi! I just got a c350e 2016 is a beautifull car my only issue is it shows 13 miles in a fully charged battery any advice would be very much appriciated

[@apinner84]

@@joana3860 13 miles is probably about the maximum you will get - maybe a bit more with the fans/ac off. It tends to go a bit further if you warm the car up on E save mode before switching to E mode.

[@TedKidd]

Haptic feedback. Love that. My Smart has a "button" in the throttle that I love, I call it "the turbo button." It takes you from roughly 80% power to 100%. I hope they put this button, or the more sophisticated "haptic" control on my model 3...

[@sanjaybudaniya]

beautiful car+tech

[@Lawiah0]

Mercedes "When you get it right in a car, this is what it should look like."

[@rendezvous0000]

The quality of your videos whilst shot in the cabin is really spectacular. May I ask what camera you use?

[@marktaylor-hankins9398]

Hi. We use a combination of a Panasonic GH4 & GoPro Hero 4 Black. Thanks for the positive comment, much appreciated.

[@craigchapman6613]

I bought one for 6 months, lovely to drive, a bit different to what I've been used to with Kia Hybrids, but its now sold and I'm back with a Kia Niro 3 Hybrid. The low seat (bad back) and dodgy battery rumours put paid to my Merc days. I don't think the batteries are all going die, that's probably more to do with over-charging or trying to drive the electric engine like a petrol, but the rumours could affect the value very quickly. I'd say fiddle with the display between the rev and speed dials to show the mpg. Accelerate the car to your desired speed, lift the accelerator, and then gently phase your right foot back down, watch the battery drive indicator - this is where you'll save energy and use the battery in a cleverer way. I tried charging the battery and had to call the RAC to release the charger - there's a hook inside the back wing of the car, just pull away the trim seal and use a pair of long nose pliers and save £150 call out feed. The Kia Niro 3 hybrid is a bit noisier, but wins in every other requirement for me

[@UncleRichie101]

thanks Phil 👍

[@tec4303]

I like that you included the facts. 9:15

[@Biskawow]

your channel is awesome

[@Biskawow]

liters per kilometer not kilometers per liter and problem is solved. mpg doesn't mean much to me, so just sayin, but do it way you like it

[@GlennBroadway]

I like your new glasses Bob.

[@Legaleze]

Geez Robert! You get all the good jobs don't you? 😉😀

[@Kaparzo]

My Toyota Aygo does around 20 km/l. We bought a 2011 Prius this week and I look forward to seeing its km/l!

[@lonruff2004]

it would be great to test range by putting exactly 1 gallon of fuel and see how many miles you get

[@RetroGamerVX]

i hate to say this but its a compliment.....its like my father reviewing a car :)

[@benjamindoyle668]

Robert, I'm not sure what the situation is with the recent Opel Ampera-E in England, as it may not be on sale there, but if it is I would love for you to do a review. You run a great channel; keep up the good work.

[@ZacGolus]

Beautiful car.

[@NickBouwhuis]

I don't know why, but I expected the car to be more expensive. Why is the video unlisted by the way?

[@johnas2004]

Thanks to Phil!

[@Turtytreeandaturd]

Stunning..

[@GrrMeister]

*Beautiful Car Phill, and Robert even took the trouble to wear a matching shirt, (**8:15**) however not up to date but on my recently acquired W247 'B200 CDi AMG Premium Pack' with augmented reality Sat-Nav achieved (Cold Engine Start) - 76.3 MPG on a 90 Mile Mixed road trip recently, suspect could get this to over 80 mpg in Summer Time, and exceeds Euro 6 Emissions tests with extremely low CO² levels. I would be happy to 'lend' him my car for a review anytime, and he would be gobsmacked with numerous innovations that are now integral in this car. ECO Mode is the key in that (8 Speed Gearbox) when lifting throttle car disengages gears and 'freewheels' - it's incredible how far you can travel on free Kinetic Energy if anticipating road ahead.*

[@RegisACoelho]

In Brazil, the mileage consumption is measured in Km/l. We also have ethanol and petrol available in every gas station, but almost 100% of the cars sold new, are "flex" (can use both in any proportion) and because this, they consume more than an exclusive one.

[@TheCormTube]

Great video. Combined torque is 600nM though. Various websites have it as 300nM which is the ICE only figure.

[@LasseThomsen]

A Hybrid that truly could do 50 Miles on an overnight charge would be a winner. Thanks for the review, I did think it was great. You don't buy a C class if trunk size is important for you anyway. Like here is my new BMW 3 series, let me show you the trunk!

[@TheMdog8]

The production of your videos is first class - well done guys

[@TheMdog8]

Just popped my patronage-cherry with you too :)

[@mike97525]

this was a good watch

[@MrDannyk123]

Is it ironic that the advert before this video was for BMW?

[@mortiferum87]

ObiWanKeighobi mine was ICE tea. Adverts are choosen for you not to the movie what you are going to watch.

[@bodrulm1]

I'm glad this isn't all electric. nothing could be more dull. nice car

[@pol1250]

great car.....now go full electric and I am in !!

[@TekAutomatica]

Agree about buttons! Analogue watches still popular!

[@DanielSadjadian]

Love hybrids, best of both worlds :)

[@ondrejbabik3000]

and the worst from both worlds

[@TheCormTube]

I am very happy with mine and am aiming for full EV next, it's a good stepping stone.

[@paulsmyers203]

True, and more importantly ;) Why pay the cost of an EV while still paying maintenance of a petrol?

[@Edvard7777]

Agree, to me a car should be set up without too many parts and systems that must work together. Less problems and things to go wrong. Skip the ICE engine, put a bigger battery and make it 100% electric.

[@isfire8141]

Because most electric cars have trash range.

[@zefautino]

L/100km is just fine Robert. Just for reference, my diesel E46 does around 8L/100Km. I have an heavy foot. I don't know what sensible driving is. Sorry green freeks who don't shower to save the rain forest, I'm not gonna live twice and I intend to squeeze every bit of enjoyment out of this life. Me and many of your viewers have no clue at all what it means when you say 99.9mpg. I know a mile is roughly 1.6km. A gallon... I'm a complete ignorant regarding that. Outside the UK, as far as I'm aware, only US uses gallons, and even there it's a different volume to the UK. Fully charged on the other hand is viewed all over the world, I hope. Sorry if it sounds like a rant, it isn't. I really enjoy viewing the show, it keeps people updated with the progress of, well, the future of our day to day.

[@BLThackrey]

This looks like a car , Huzza!! A full electric one would be ideal.. Phil gets an amazing amount of use out of the electric motor at 1k miles out of 3 k . can you tell me if the motor is brushless? Shame on Mercedes not lending one .. I hope they , and other electric vehicle manufacturers realise the potential sales from a simple week long loan . All the best with your endeavours.

[@ratheshravi]

Great car. I have got one. You never get 20 miles on electric mode only max 14miles. However it’s very powerful for overtaking!!

[@ratheshravi]

Rob S hi, My workplace is just 2 miles from home so most of the time I don’t use petrol, occasionally travel long. On an average in getting 54mpg. If travelling long more often then you will only get 38mpg max. On single charge 12 miles, if very very careful max 14 miles.

[@ratheshravi]

Rob S haha, 134mpg is impossible, dont know why Mercedes advertise that unless your travelling short journeys and charging at work will get higher. If drive 10miles battery finishes, then you are drive with heavy battery pack, which will reduce economy. I thought I will get 100mpg when I was buying it. Don’t get me wrong the car is lovely no regrets buying it. Super comfortable. Comes with air suspension as standard. Glides on the road. Very powerful machine. 0-60 is 5.9 sec

[@RoaldHemel35]

Could you also review the BMW 330e to make a comparison? BTW I enjoy your videos!

[@David-lj6dq]

Great thanks

[@fallinginthed33p]

Love this show, I've been watching it for years. Production values have gone way up since the Patreon drive began. The 350e is a beautiful car, shame that Mercedes didn't go all the way and make an EV variant for mainly urban use.

[@quackcement]

they should make a 50 mile version

[@GrrMeister]

*Battery cost and additional weight judged to high as most (85%) of journeys are less than 30 Miles.*

[@wwecallofduty123]

They should make a fully electric one I would buy that

[@Andersljungberg]

@@wwecallofduty123 Electric cars tend to be taller and fatter for some reason. is perhaps due to the fact that a large battery is required under the floor. then is the air resistance extra important on electric cars also to maximize the range?

[@davejackbrown]

Very good review on the Mercedes they that's Mercedes just need to make it 90% electric and put a range extender in, thats all love the show

[@Dpul945]

I have a 2015 c220d estate, just over 40k miles at 49 mpg, whilst I love the hybrid it's not worth the extra spend just yet. As soon as they bring out a fully electric car then I will buy it

[@SlowCarToChina]

Bobby, you broke my heart. My previous generation Merc diesel does 38 around town and 50 on motorway and I loved it until I watched your video "Electric cars are rubbish. Aren't they?" Now I just can't reconcile myself to an oil burning engine. When will Mercedes start selling an all-electric C-class??

[@fullychargedshow]

Very soon. We've reveiwed another Merc, coming soon.

[@MyGreeed]

Never, why would they? Buy TESLA its well just 20x times better, so you know, fully electric,the best car in the world, has autopilot, 17 INC LCD, 2.5s -100km, safest ever above 5 stars. And mercedes gets governments handouts for poisoning our air with carbon gas, so the profit dictates you will never get fully electric car. And hybrids is a lie they like instead of burning 10lyters/100km burn 9.5l/100 km but they have a small battery like your phone so they are considered "hybrid" lol

[@SDav21]

+MyGreeed ; The new E Class has drive pilot, the size of the interior screen and 0-100 time doesn't make a good car. Also, if you look at the recent IIHS crash tests and Euro NCAP Tesla performed badly. I don't know where you brainwashed Tesla zombies get your information from. It is not the safest car. Never was and never will be.

[@MyGreeed]

how about u hit a wall 100kmh with your coffin and when you will be introduced to 600kg engine breaking your rib-cage, then explain to me how the F*** a car without gas and and engine in the front can be less secure, you're the one whose brainwashed. NCAP tsla exceeded 5 stars and gotten the best ever rating wtf? www.teslarati.com/tesla-model-s-real-world-safety-rear-end-collision/ how about you try your luck vs a Truck?

[@SDav21]

MyGreeed Sure go to a Tesla site to read about a Tesla safety rating. Shame. Tests have already proven it is lacking in the safety front. If you think the engine intrudes into the passenger compartment then you, like many other brainwashed Tesla zombies, know absolutely nothing about how a car works to dissipate crash forces.

[@Ryukachoo]

i will say this; normally i'm sort of ho hum on mercedes, but their interiors from the latest C and E classes have been absolutely drop dead gorgeous. They could sell their entire lineup on interior styling alone (exterior styling from them is meh)

[@greyareaRK1]

Oooh, the future. I'm not keen on the styling. Nice videography.

[@SmarterMobilityAfrica]

That's interesting that Phil has driven 1000 electric miles out of the total of 3000 driven. Is that electricity from plugging in and/or charging in hybrid mode?

[@lawrencepll76]

Phil you Legend! Please review the Hyundai Ioniq Hybrid!

[@lawrencepll76]

MichaelKingsfordGray The Guy he lended this car from!

[@xxwookey]

'borrowed' is the word you are looking for.

[@lawrencepll76]

I am good thanks

[@sadirahman2840]

Please do the new 3 series hybrid when it comes out

[@cookieboy09]

Nice car and very interesting price. Converted to the U.S. Dollar the merc is roughly 48k which is only about 8k more than the Chevy volt premier that I have been interested in. Idk about the rest of you but I'll take the Merc over the Chevy. I was expecting the merc to be a lot more pricy. I'm also interested in the new Toyota prius prime and hope there will be a review from fully charged.

[@thinfourth]

Rob Is kryten needing a new battery? As his casing seems to be swelling badly :)

[@superdau]

km/l are a step in the right direction from mpg, but both of them seem weird to me. Usually you know how far you want to drive and want to know how much fuel you need for that. With l/100km it's easy. How far do I get with the fuel I have in the tank isn't really a question you ask yourself often, unless you are on the run ;) .

[@mullahviking]

10KM per liter is my advice that is what we use in norway. or (mil per liter) 1mil=10km,

[@daveriley6310]

mullahviking, I doubt that you actually meant 1 mile=10km, but that's the way I read your comment. One mile is about 1.61 km. The beginning of your comment is confusing, too.

[@mullahviking]

Dave Riley In norway Mil is another term for 10KM not to be confused with mile.

[@daveriley6310]

My apologies. I wasn't familiar with the term mil being used to mean 10 km. In the U.S. we commonly use the measurement mil to denote thickness of 0.001 (or 1/1000) inch, and in some professions meaning a certain tiny angle, though there are several different definitions, one of which is 1/6400 of a degree. Thanks for telling me another meaning. For myself, I'm beginning to use watt hours per mile or, alternatively, miles per kWh..

[@averyhuelsbeck3116]

everyone in america is on the run all the time

[@Megadriver]

My next car was gonna be a C350 CDI and I was planning on mapping it, so it makes 300+ horsepower. Sadly because of all the dieselgate nonsense and the impending diesel bans... I have to buy something else. And since I don't have enough money to buy and run an AMG, I'll just have to settle for a hybrid. Still a great car tho... Extremely comfortable, looks brilliant, drives brilliant and if you leave it in Individual mode, you have more control over the hybrid system. Cause if you leave it normal (hybrid) mode, the engine turns on and off every 5 seconds and I doubt that's good for the starter and the engine temperature. And the best part, those glorious 600Nm... When I put my foot down, the C350e will have the same punch as it's evil V6 diesel brother. And in Germany, you get free charging points, you can use bus lanes and you get very low taxes and low insurance premiums, cause nobody hoons a hybrid, or electric car. I could also get a few extra horsepowers with a remap on a C350e... I won't buy it to pretend to save the world. I'm gonna buy it as an alternative to a quick and fun diesel car. I welcome fun and quick hybrids...

[@fubar925]

Robert, If you need to test the B Class Electric I own one and relatively close to you being in the West Midlands. I also ride an electric unicycle which is fun!.

[@brettwilliams5594]

From a UK perspective. Since we do not use kilometres for distance or gallons for volume, miles per litre makes more sense. This is 13.4mpl

[@brettwilliams5594]

OK. l/62mile then

[@geri8355]

0:30 you made my day :-D

[@BionicRusty]

What the heck happened at the end? I was quite enjoying this and expecting a conclusion but the review cuts off, mid-sentence. 😳

[@abcoates]

I know you said you wouldn't believe what Mercedes drivers tell you, but my C250d generally averages 50mpg. It's amazing what they get out of cars now with stop-start engines & such. Not to denigrate the C350e, I'd love one, but we do enough motorway runs that it sounds like we mightn't save enough - not as much as we'd save with a pure electric car with greater electric range.

[@DC9848]

Listen up Mercedes pr team, this guy is the top gear meets electric cars minus harrasment charges. He ought to be on your priority inbox

[@SajirShakya123]

hope you do try Rimac concept one.

[@anarfox]

We do it the other way in full metric land. Liter per 100km. ;)

[@Jovemdaluta]

i mainly save the battery for sport mode to get those extra 340nm

[@AOTanoos22]

Appreciate the km/l very much, although we would prefer how many liters are being used per 100km, since this is the official measurement, l/100km.

[@keithvaughan1363]

Nice car, better if it was all electric, or at least an option to buy all electric. Good review, thank you.

[@Certifiable]

Now Top Gear's crap, this is the best car show to watch. (At least neck and neck with Roadkill.)

[@YourTechGerman]

Hi, I'm looking into being either this car or the BMW 330e used (model years 2017 roughly), do you have any recommendations?

[@tobiasmccallum9697]

Gonna make it easy folks. Forget km, we use miles in the UK. 1 gallon is 4.5 litres, so 45mpg is 10 miles per litre (mpl) Let's just all use miles per litre from now on, it's very simple

[@Boogersncome]

C250. I will get 50-60MPG on a heavy motorway journey. Typically 40-50 on a regular mixed journey. In town 30-40. I think you should review the diesel and petrol equivalents as cross comparison.

[@kristofke69]

fully charged 19 miles.... nice!

[@RoughlY]

For the fans of metric measurement: The mentioned long term tested 65 mpg are equal to 3,61 l/100km. Thats quite awesome and better than a prius.

[@paguliukas]

Imposible

[@dzonikg]

Very nice..but battery should be maybe little bigger but then it would be more expensive and heavier so maybe they got it right for hybrid

[@TobTNT]

dzonikg I would say Mercedes only builds hybrid because they have to thank to the german laws...

[@dzonikg]

.vex[E] maybe ..but they will must go full electric in few years

[@TobTNT]

***** Thats true

[@MrSlackhare]

The conversion in my head drives me crazy.. Maybe someday the world can agree on units of measurement on everything.

[@dogphlap6749]

I doubt it. Why did we adopt KWh for EV energy storage when the SI unit is the Joule, or in the case of traction batteries MJ. We start with a clean sheet and we can't even get that correct. Don't get me started on charging standards and associated plug/sockets. Someone once said (in another context) "the great thing about standards is that there are so many everyone can have one each". It was ever thus and likely always will be.

[@daikiryoku]

The international standard measure of fuel consumption is liters per 100 kilometers (L/100km), mpg is only used in the USA and the UK, and the gallon is based on a US gallon, not the British gallon.

[@fulano1969]

Not everywhere. Here in Brazil fuel consumption is measured in km/L.

[@nelsonmcnamara]

I am fully aware how I am going to sound by saying this, but here it is. Notice how the auto lock feature when the car is over 5-10 km/h. It goes "CLICK" at 1:07, this could be made better. In an old Mercedes S320, the auto lock is damped, so it is soft and non-abrupt. (when I test the Genesis G80, this is also what I notice, an adrupt CLICK for the auto-lock)

[@knowledgebyte]

Robert, you mentioned a lease of around £250 per month. Where can I find more details on this?

[@pangrac1]

Im on 5th minute of this video and I must admit that Robert, you are now very professional car reviewer, like it oor not ;D Sadly there no way back to that amateur quirkiness :)) In other word Mercedes, that old fossil dinosaurs is extremely STUPID to not responding you! Very good work here. Its pleasure to watch and listen. Hope that Tesla will improve their craftmanship and finishing of their cars. Do you hear me down there in Fremont? ;)